{"id":109711,"date":"2019-11-06T10:33:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109711"},"modified":"2019-11-06T10:33:54","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T15:33:54","slug":"utica-zoo-opens-contest-to-name-red-panda-cubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=109711","title":{"rendered":"Utica Zoo opens contest to name red panda cubs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-150x80.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo-400x212.jpg 400w, https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Utica-zoo.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Since July, the newborn Red Panda cubs have been seen by\nmillions of people online, visited by thousands on International Red Panda Day,\nand the wholesome social media content everyone has needed. Now is the time for\nthe community to get their chance to voice their opinions and help name the\ncubs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Utica Zoo announced that their naming contest has now\nopened and community members have a chance to vote on their names. The one male\nand one female cub have 3 prospective sets of names; Kai and Lienna, Yingtao\nand Xiao Mei, and Xiabo and Mei Lin. Voters can vote at\nUticaZoo.org\/redpandanamecontest for as little as a $1 donation to the Zoo. For\nevery dollar donated, a vote will be recorded. Donate $50, and 50 votes will be\nrecorded. All proceeds from the naming contest will be used to care for the\nfull family of Red Pandas at the Zoo and provide food, enrichment, veterinary\ncare, exhibit upgrades, or anything else they may need throughout the winter.\nAll donations will be processed via PayPal for security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe cubs have been stars since they were born so we wanted\nto have the community be involved in naming them,\u201d said Mark Simon, Marketing\nCoordinator at the Utica Zoo. \u201cOur keepers did a ton of research into Chinese\nnames and found some really beautiful names that correspond nicely with their\n\u2018animal personalities\u2019 so we are excited to offer these name options to the\npublic. Plus, it is a great way to help support the animals and our mission\nhere at the Zoo. Red Pandas are endangered animals and with the support of our\ncommunity, we can help in the fight against extinction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The voting window will be open for 2 weeks and the winning\nnames will be announced on November 20. The cubs are now able to explore their\nexhibit space and can be seen on exhibit at select times throughout the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since July, the newborn Red Panda cubs have been seen by millions of people online, visited by thousands on International Red Panda Day, and the wholesome social media content everyone has needed. Now is the time for the community to get their chance to voice their opinions and help name the cubs! 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